The raging gun battles erupted just days before the picturesque seaside metropolis is set to host pre-COP30 events ahead of this year’s UN Climate Change Conference

Brazilian police launched their most lethal operation ever in Rio de Janeiro, leaving at least 64 dead as authorities squared off against a major gang in the global tourist destination just ahead of next week’s climate summit.

Pre-dawn raids targeted leaders of the notorious Comando Vermelho, or Red Command, according to a statement from Rio’s state government. The gang is one of Brazil’s largest criminal groups with operations spread across many of city’s hillside favelas.

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